Sources of variation in isolation rate of Giardia lamblia cysts and their homogeneous distribution in river water entering a water treatment plant

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 687-689

  Payment, Pierre ^a   Berte, Aminata ^a   Fleury, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Giardia; Methods; Parasite; Water

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CYST; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030759591     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-098     Document Type: Article

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